Beacons

Morden's Hampshire 1695
Beacon hills Morden's map of Hampshire, 1695, does not show many beacons, compared to Norden's map of 1595-1607. Norden's map was drafted not long after the Armada, and beacons were an important element in the defence of the country. Morden's map is a century later and beacons are, perhaps, not so important.

Three beacons are indicated on Morden's map, these are marked on the feature map of hills. The one beacon shown by a symbol is drawn as a post with a ladder leading to a fire basket at the top. In the list below the grid references are approximate:-
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'modern' name (parish; ngr) = old name (hundred) if given
Bitterne Beacon? (West End parish; SU469139)
Although nameless there is a symbol for this beacon, clearly a post with a ladder leading to a fire basket at the top.
Popham Beacons (Steventon parish; SU529440) = Barrow Beacons (Evinger Hundred)
Selthorne Beacon? (Brockenhurst parish; SZ273999) = Selborn Beacon (New Forrest Hundred)
References
 White, H T: 1931: Beacon System in Hampshire, The: ProcHFC: 10: pp252-278

White, H T: 1947: Beacon System in Hampshire, The: ProcHFC: 16: pp19-22


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